4.1 Ask the way 问路
W: Hi, excuse me. I am sorry to bug you, but do you know where the Royal Hotel is?
M: Just a minute. I am as busy as a bee right now… Ok, I am done. What can I do for you?
W: Well, I seem to be a little bit lost here. I am worried that I’ll never find my way. What's worse. I forgot my glasses and as blind as a bat now.
M: Well, keep you chin up! I’ll try to help you. Where are you going?
W: I am trying to get to the Royal Hotel. Do you know where that is?
M: Yes, no problem. You walk down this street. You turn left at the first intersection. Walk along that road, turn right at the corner. After that, you make a left-hand turn at the first traffic light. The Royal Hotel is on your right side.
W: Great. Are there any landmarks nearby?
M: Yeah, I think so. I think the hotel is right across the street from a post office. It is as plain as the hump on a camel. You can't miss it.
W: Oh, that's good. I should be able to find it pretty easily then. Is that far from here?
M: Yeah, it’s gonna take you a while if you go by foot. I’d say it's about a 30-minute uphill walk. You have to be as strong as a lion to make it.
W: Oh, that will take too long and I am kind of in a hurry. Can I take a bus there?
M: Well, you could take a bus there, but you would have to transfer buses twice. A taxi would probbably be a lot quicker.
W: All right. I guess I'll take a taxi then. How long will it take by taxi?
M: Not too long. It should take about ten mins by taxi.
W: Cool, thanks.
M: You are welcome.
W: Hi, excuse me. I am sorry to bug you, but do you know where the Royal Hotel is?
M: Just a minute. I am as busy as a bee right now… Ok, I am done. What can I do for you?
W: Well, I seem to be a little bit lost here. I am worried that I’ll never find my way. What's worse. I forgot my glasses and as blind as a bat now.
M: Well, keep you chin up! I’ll try to help you. Where are you going?
W: I am trying to get to the Royal Hotel. Do you know where that is?
M: Yes, no problem. You walk down this street. You turn left at the first intersection. Walk along that road, turn right at the corner. After that, you make a left-hand turn at the first traffic light. The Royal Hotel is on your right side.
W: Great. Are there any landmarks nearby?
M: Yeah, I think so. I think the hotel is right across the street from a post office. It is as plain as the hump on a camel. You can't miss it.
W: Oh, that's good. I should be able to find it pretty easily then. Is that far from here?
M: Yeah, it’s gonna take you a while if you go by foot. I’d say it's about a 30-minute uphill walk. You have to be as strong as a lion to make it.
W: Oh, that will take too long and I am kind of in a hurry. Can I take a bus there?
M: Well, you could take a bus there, but you would have to transfer buses twice. A taxi would probbably be a lot quicker.
W: All right. I guess I'll take a taxi then. How long will it take by taxi?
M: Not too long. It should take about ten mins by taxi.
W: Cool, thanks.
M: You are welcome.
译：
W：嗨！打扰一下，您能告诉我到皇家酒店怎么走吗？
M：你等一下，我正忙得不可开交。 现在好了，我能为你做什么？
W：我好像迷路了，我怕是永远找不着路了。更糟的是，我忘戴眼镜了，现在什么都看不清。
M：别泄气，我会尽力帮你的。你想去哪儿？
W：皇家酒店，你知道那儿吗？
M：知道。沿着这条街一直走，在第一个十字路口左拐，再沿着那条路走，在拐角处右拐。然后，在第一个红绿灯时往左拐，皇家酒店就在你的右侧。
W：太好了，附近有什么标志性的建筑吗？
M：应该有，我想那个饭店就在一个邮局的街对面。非常明显，你不会错过的。
W：太好了，那么我应该很容易找到了。离这远不远？
M：如果你步行的话，是挺远的。差不多得三十多分钟的上坡路。你得非常强壮才能走过去。
W：那时间太长了，我比较赶时间，能坐公共汽车去吗？
M：可以，但要换两次车，从出租可能会快些。
W：好吧。我想我还是乘出租车吧，乘出租车要多长时间？
M：不太长，大概十分钟就能到。
W：太好了，谢谢你！
M：不客气。
W：嗨！打扰一下，您能告诉我到皇家酒店怎么走吗？
M：你等一下，我正忙得不可开交。 现在好了，我能为你做什么？
W：我好像迷路了，我怕是永远找不着路了。更糟的是，我忘戴眼镜了，现在什么都看不清。
M：别泄气，我会尽力帮你的。你想去哪儿？
W：皇家酒店，你知道那儿吗？
M：知道。沿着这条街一直走，在第一个十字路口左拐，再沿着那条路走，在拐角处右拐。然后，在第一个红绿灯时往左拐，皇家酒店就在你的右侧。
W：太好了，附近有什么标志性的建筑吗？
M：应该有，我想那个饭店就在一个邮局的街对面。非常明显，你不会错过的。
W：太好了，那么我应该很容易找到了。离这远不远？
M：如果你步行的话，是挺远的。差不多得三十多分钟的上坡路。你得非常强壮才能走过去。
W：那时间太长了，我比较赶时间，能坐公共汽车去吗？
M：可以，但要换两次车，从出租可能会快些。
W：好吧。我想我还是乘出租车吧，乘出租车要多长时间？
M：不太长，大概十分钟就能到。
W：太好了，谢谢你！
M：不客气。
